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UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites
UNMISS “Protection of Civilians” (PoC) Sites [i] As of 30 March 2017, a total of number of civilians seeking safety in six Protection of Civilians (PoC) sites located on UNMISS bases is 214,979 including 117,654 in Bentiu…
Conflict in South Sudan affecting food security in “stable states”
The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country’s more “stable states,” the head of UN peacekeeping in South Sudan, UNMISS, has said. David Shearer, the UN’s most senior official in the…
Gogrial authorities praised for closing road check-points
The authorities in Gogrial have been praised by the most senior UN official in South Sudan for closing seven road blocks in the state, a move which has facilitated both trade and enabled humanitarian access. David Shearer…
Press release (text and audio): South Sudan government “needs to investigate and apprehend killers” of aid workers
(Scroll down for audio version) The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, David Shearer has urged the South Sudanese government to investigate and apprehend the killers of six aid…
Press statement: Humanitarian Coordinator condemns killing of six aid workers
The Humanitarian Coordinator for South Sudan, Eugene Owusu, has strongly condemned the killing of six aid workers in an ambush on 25 March. The aid workers were travelling from Juba to Pibor. “I am appalled and outraged by…
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON SOUTH SUDAN [as delivered] (plus link to full coverage of the SC session)
(Full coverage of the 23 March 2017 Security Council session on South Sudan here) Excellencies, I thank His Excellency Mr. Boris Johnson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, for his presence here…
Large majority of Imatong residents flee due to a lack of food (press release, including audio)
(Scroll down for audio version) Up to 75 per cent of people living in Imatong state may have left their homes because they cannot get enough to eat, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, has…
The Secretary-General Remarks at the Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Racial Profiling and Incitement to Hatred, including in the context of migration [as delivered]
As the President of the General Assembly just referred, this day reminds us that in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa, 69 unarmed protestors were killed in a peaceful protest against the discriminatory pass laws of the racist…
Near Verbatim transcript of press conference by USG Hervé Ladsous
21 March 2017 Media Briefing by Mr. Hervé Ladsous. Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 21 March 2017 UNMISS Spokesperson – Daniel Dickinson: So, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, my name is Daniel Dickinson spokesperson for…
Press release: UNMISS Peacekeepers praised for plane crash rescue (including audio)
(Scroll down for audio version) The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), David Shearer, has praised efforts made by peacekeepers involved in a rescue operation following the crash-landing of a…